Sir Winston Churcill as Military Commander
Introduction
1. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill was among the most prolific figure of twentieth century. He emerged as a great leader in World War II (WW-II). He advocated defiance to Nazi oppression and acted as a ray of hope for the nations of Europe. He was a creative author and remembered as a master of the spoken word.
2. Early Life. Winston Churchill graduated from Royal Military College of Sandhurst. During his initial career in military he served in Cuba and India, subsequently he worked as a war correspondent in Northern India, Sudan and in South Africa. He was captured during Boer War and it was his daring escape that made him an overnight National Hero during his initial career[1].
3. Political Portfolio. At an age of twenty-five he was elected to parliament and began his political career as a statesman in the House of Commons. He went on to serve as First Lord of the Admiralty, Minister of Munitions, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Prime Minster. It was his calm personality, ability to inspire people and capability of analytical thinking that earned him unmatchable repute.
Aim
4. Winston Churchill proved himself a military strategist, good planner and leader in the face of all odds. He played a pivotal role in the outcome of WW-II in general and in saving British pride in particular. At that critical time, he stood for the glory of the British Empire and gave slogan of “we shall never surrender”[2]. This paper seeks to analyze application of command by Sir Winston Churchill during WW-II and how did he tackle the challenges during those testing times.
Foresightedness
5. Churchill was good at war strategies and loved to predict military battles. It was by virtue of his rich experience, deep knowledge of history and analytic approach that made him envisage future shape of geo-political scenario. In 1933, that was pre WW-II era, he very rightly predicted about emerging threat from Nazis, once Adolf Hitler came to power in
1. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill was among the most prolific figure of twentieth century. He emerged as a great leader in World War II (WW-II). He advocated defiance to Nazi oppression and acted as a ray of hope for the nations of Europe. He was a creative author and remembered as a master of the spoken word.
2. Early Life. Winston Churchill graduated from Royal Military College of Sandhurst. During his initial career in military he served in Cuba and India, subsequently he worked as a war correspondent in Northern India, Sudan and in South Africa. He was captured during Boer War and it was his daring escape that made him an overnight National Hero during his initial career[1].
3. Political Portfolio. At an age of twenty-five he was elected to parliament and began his political career as a statesman in the House of Commons. He went on to serve as First Lord of the Admiralty, Minister of Munitions, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Prime Minster. It was his calm personality, ability to inspire people and capability of analytical thinking that earned him unmatchable repute.
Aim
4. Winston Churchill proved himself a military strategist, good planner and leader in the face of all odds. He played a pivotal role in the outcome of WW-II in general and in saving British pride in particular. At that critical time, he stood for the glory of the British Empire and gave slogan of “we shall never surrender”[2]. This paper seeks to analyze application of command by Sir Winston Churchill during WW-II and how did he tackle the challenges during those testing times.
Foresightedness
5. Churchill was good at war strategies and loved to predict military battles. It was by virtue of his rich experience, deep knowledge of history and analytic approach that made him envisage future shape of geo-political scenario. In 1933, that was pre WW-II era, he very rightly predicted about emerging threat from Nazis, once Adolf Hitler came to power in
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